MSR Review! (Metropolis Street Racer (DC))

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Product:	Metropolis Street Racer (DC)
Date:	30/07/01 (14 review reads)
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Advantages: Stunning visuals, Very realistic, You will never complete it

Disadvantages: Might get boring if you are no godo at drving games

Many had waited for a racing game where skills were involved and tracks were unlocked by hand breaking your way around turns and here is Metropolis street racer. Warning though, novices will despise this game, as the aim of it isn’t to shunt other cars off of the course. But anyone will appreciate the graphics and all new features to hit the game. IT has over 250 tracks and some great cars so read on.

There are many new modes to have a go with in this game and new aims to do in and out of the racing. Also there are a lot of little things to do in the game like personalizing your number plate, and mine are either “sam rulz” or “Bite me!” but I am not sure if this puts off the opposition or not… Also you can change the warning signs/ messenges when you hit something or the congrats when you do well.

When you first arrive at the menu you have to start the time and whether you are in the Greenwich meridian. This is because the time in real life, will be the time and settings or conditions of the place. For instance if I cant sleep and get up at 3:00 am and choose to race at London it will be pitch black and if I raced in Japan at that time it would be daytime.

Next, when you come to the main menu o the game you find the only racing option open to you at that time is in fact to get some cars in your garage. TO do this you must choose a car and set some records with it to get the car and then unlock all the other modes not there before, as you were not equipped with your driving machine at that time.

Now the first option you will probably try is street racing and it will say ‘welcome to metropolis street racer’ when you enter and you will get ready for some good times. You will now enter the first chapter of the game and find about4 races to choose from. Now it might come as a shock to you as these races aren’t with other cars. Also you will wonder what kudos is. Basically you get th
ese ‘points’ for winning races and pulling off nifty handbrake turns. However the races aren’t really about winning or bashing other cars but all skill and if you can get some good points to get a new race and eventually, a new chapter when you reach enough Kudos. Sometimes you will face other cars but like you they are after good lap times too so don’t waste time trying to nudge them it doesn’t really effect them. It is advisable that for the first lap you concentrate on a good time, then for the others you pull off some nice turns to work up your kudos. But be careful if you hit something it will say penalty and this means that it will deduct kudos and the more mistakes, the less kudos.

The game may seem complex but that just greatly improves its depth to play.

There are also other modes like ‘Time trial’ or ‘quick race’ which are the fairly usual stuff but since I have time to spare I will explain it. Time Trial: This is a mode where you get a car and beat all of your previous best times on laps set when you are in street racing or a previous time trial. Quick race: Like single race on most other driving games you basically pick a car and track and go whizzing off against other cars and to some it will be more entertaining than the proper one player mode.

Of course no ultimate racing game would be complete without a funky multiplayer and it doesn’t get much better than this. You basically have all the same options like the same amount of tracks and cars. Like the one player game, which has over 250 tracks the two-player mode, does not have the same amount but it is just as good. The visuals look ace on it and you can have hours of fun and to some this is where the fun part of shoving cars will come into play.

SO in my opinion this game is the best racer ever and will remain for a while. But we will have to wait until July 20th to see if GT3 can do any better but my bet
is that it will be over hyped and doesn’t stand a chance. I love this game sooooo much that I will give it a whopping 98%!!!!!!!

GO get it!

T_W

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